Definition of tacan in English:

tacan

noun ˈtak(ə)nˈtakən

mass noun

An electronic ultra-high-frequency navigational aid system for aircraft, which measures bearing and distance from a ground beacon.
塔康（一种超高频电子导航辅助系统，用来从地面信标测定飞机方位和距离）
Example sentencesExamples
- As luck would have it, my tacan quit working.
- I turned on my TACAN and dialed the frequency of the ship.
- Everyone in the package seemed to be in place as I watched the air-to-air tacan steady to the briefed range.
- I then tuned in channel 93 on my TACAN and received a good azimuth and a distance of 125 miles to Ubon Air Base.

Origin

1950s: from tac(tical) a(ir) n(avigation).

Definition of tacan in US English:

tacan

nounˈtakən

An electronic ultrahigh-frequency navigational aid system for aircraft, which measures bearing and distance from a ground beacon.
塔康（一种超高频电子导航辅助系统，用来从地面信标测定飞机方位和距离）
Example sentencesExamples
- Everyone in the package seemed to be in place as I watched the air-to-air tacan steady to the briefed range.
- As luck would have it, my tacan quit working.
- I then tuned in channel 93 on my TACAN and received a good azimuth and a distance of 125 miles to Ubon Air Base.
- I turned on my TACAN and dialed the frequency of the ship.

Origin

1950s: from tac(tical) a(ir) n(avigation).

词汇	tacan
释义	Definition of tacan in English: tacan noun ˈtak(ə)nˈtakən mass noun An electronic ultra-high-frequency navigational aid system for aircraft, which measures bearing and distance from a ground beacon. 塔康（一种超高频电子导航辅助系统，用来从地面信标测定飞机方位和距离） Example sentencesExamples As luck would have it, my tacan quit working. I turned on my TACAN and dialed the frequency of the ship. Everyone in the package seemed to be in place as I watched the air-to-air tacan steady to the briefed range. I then tuned in channel 93 on my TACAN and received a good azimuth and a distance of 125 miles to Ubon Air Base. Origin 1950s: from tac(tical) a(ir) n(avigation). Definition of tacan in US English: tacan nounˈtakən An electronic ultrahigh-frequency navigational aid system for aircraft, which measures bearing and distance from a ground beacon. 塔康（一种超高频电子导航辅助系统，用来从地面信标测定飞机方位和距离） Example sentencesExamples Everyone in the package seemed to be in place as I watched the air-to-air tacan steady to the briefed range. As luck would have it, my tacan quit working. I then tuned in channel 93 on my TACAN and received a good azimuth and a distance of 125 miles to Ubon Air Base. I turned on my TACAN and dialed the frequency of the ship. Origin 1950s: from tac(tical) a(ir) n(avigation).
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